PCLM 2025 Annual Convention

PCLM 2025 In-Person is SOLD OUT - Join Us Online!

This three-day gathering offers a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the latest developments and innovations in Lifestyle Medicine. Attendees will experience a rich program of scientific presentations, expert-led plenary sessions, and thought-provoking discussions designed to highlight the critical role of prevention and lifestyle-based interventions in improving health outcomes. Participants will also engage in hands-on learning experiences that demonstrate the practical application of Lifestyle Medicine in both clinical and community settings.

More than just a convention, this is a movement—a call to reimagine healthcare as proactive, patient-centered, and rooted in sustainable, science-backed approaches to wellness. Whether you are a physician, allied health professional, academic, policymaker, or health coach, the 2025 PCLM Convention is your chance to connect with like-minded leaders and be part of a nationwide effort to transform health care delivery in the Philippines.

30 PRC CPD, 50 PCLM CME Credits for In-Person Attendees

Official Time for DOH Physicians

15 PRC CPD, 30 PCLM CME Credits for Online Attendees

The Goal

  • To highlight the critical role of Lifestyle Medicine in optimizing the prevention, management, and reversal of chronic diseases across the continuum of care—from clinical settings to community-based interventions.

  • To foster interdisciplinary collaboration among primary care providers, specialists, allied health professionals, public health practitioners, and community leaders in the delivery of Lifestyle Medicine interventions.

  • To showcase emerging research, clinical practices, and innovative models of care that integrate evidence-based lifestyle strategies in various healthcare settings.

  • To equip participants with practical, hands-on skills and tools for implementing Lifestyle Medicine principles within hospital, outpatient, and community-based care systems.

  • To advance the integration of Lifestyle Medicine in medical education, health systems, and public policy, promoting a unified approach to sustainable health care reform.

  • To encourage knowledge-sharing, networking, and collaboration among national and international experts, building a community of practice dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery in the Philippines.

  • To explore scalable strategies for implementing Lifestyle Medicine in underserved and resource-limited settings, emphasizing equity, cultural sensitivity, and whole-person care.

Featured Activities

  • Pre-conference Workshops
    • Clinical Nutrition & Culinary Medicine

    • Fitness Medicine

    • Lifestyle Medicine Coaching

  • Plenary & Breakout Sessions
    • Keynote session

    • Interdisciplinary panel discussions

    • Research presentations

    • Lifestyle Medicine Best Practices

    • Breaout Sessions

  • Collaborators
    • American College of Lifestyle Medicine

    • International Board of Lifestyle Medicine

    • Philippine Medical Association

    • Philippine Academy of Family Physicians

    • Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine

    • Philippine College of Physicians

    • Philippine Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society

    • Philippine College of Medical Nutrition Physicians

    • Philippine Society of Climacteric Medicine

    • Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecologic Society

    • Philippine Pediatric Society

    • Philippine College of Occupational Medicine

  • Other Activities
    • Conferment and Oath-Taking Ceremony

    • Walk With A Doc, Taichi

    • Fellowship night

    • Exhibit of Sponsors

Guests and Speakers

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DR. HECTOR SANTOS

President, Philippine Medical Association

DR. JOSEFINA ISIDRO-LAPENA

President, Philippine Academy of Family Physicians

DR. MECHELLE ACERO-PALMA

President, Philippine College of Lifestyle Medicine

DR. GLORIA BALBOA

Assistant Secretary Department of Health

CONG. KATHRYN JOYCE GORRICETA, MD

Representative 2nd District of Iloilo

DR. ERLYN DEMERRE

DR. RHODORA VALENZONA

DR. MICHAEL DIZON

Director, Philippine National Heart Failure Network

Director for Research and Head of the Hemodialysis Unit at Perpetual Help Medical Center

President, Philippine Academic Society of Social and Community Medicine

DR. KARIN ESTEPA-GARCIA

DR.ANNA GUIA O. LIMPOCO

DR. MANUEL GAYOLES

Assistant Secretary, PCLM

DR. BLECENDA VARONA

DR. LINDA VARONA

Board Member, PCLM

DR. BYSSHE FERNAN

Secretary, PCLM

DR. MARY ANN JOY AGUADERA

DR. MA. JOCELYN GAYARES

DR. MICHELLE O. SANCHEZ

DR. ABDUL JAVAR ESTURCO

DR. CHRISTINE TRAIN BILBAO

DR. KASHMIR ENGADA

DR. ERIKA MACALALAD

DR. AILEEN ESPINA

DR. LOUELLA ESTRADA-MARCELO

DR. LYNN DARYL VILLAMATER

DR. ELIJAH BILBAO

DR. MARY GRACE UY

DR. MARCELA DIANALYN CARLOS

DR. PAUL LAWRENCE FILOMENO

STEPHEN HERZOG

DR. CECILIA JIMENO

DR. ANNA BELEN ALENSUELA